novena
English
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin novēna, from Latin novēnus (“nine [each]”).
Noun
novena (plural novenas or novenae)
- (Roman Catholicism) A recitation of prayers and devotions for nine consecutive days, especially one to a saint to ask for their intercession.
Translations
a recitation of prayers for nine days
Catalan
Pronunciation
Derived terms
- novena major (“major ninth”)
- novena menor (“minor ninth”)
Galician
Latin
Noun
novēna f (genitive novēnae); first declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) novena (recitation of prayers for nine days)
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | novēna | novēnae |
Genitive | novēnae | novēnārum |
Dative | novēnae | novēnīs |
Accusative | novēnam | novēnās |
Ablative | novēnā | novēnīs |
Vocative | novēna | novēnae |
Adjective
novēna
- nominative feminine singular of novēnus
- nominative neuter plural of novēnus
- accusative neuter plural of novēnus
- vocative feminine singular of novēnus
- vocative neuter plural of novēnus
novēnā
- ablative feminine singular of novēnus
References
- novena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Noun
novena f (plural novenas)
- a period of nine days
- a set of nine things
- (Roman Catholicism) novena (a recitation of prayers for nine days)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noˈbena/, [noˈβena]
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